New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-19
DEATH PENALTY FOR WOMEN
THEY MUST GO TO THE GALLONS AS
MEN DO.

THE LEGISLATURE DECIDES THAT CAPITAL PUN
IsHMENT SHALL NOT BE ABOLISHED.
tYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE IRiboSh'i
ALBANY, Feb 1s-Mrs. Drusc. the Herkimer County
murderess must suffer DEATH That at least the YER
dict OF the Legislature Its members will not interfere
by passing bill aboshng the death penalty for women
Such measure would be retroactive but 1t was I'M
dersood, apparently good authority that Governor
Hill would commute Mrs Druse's sentence to that OF life
Imprisonment II the Legislature should pass IT.
The Governor. indeed, In bis paper TO-
splitting her, said that he would Ike to get
the Judgment OF the Legislature the question Of hang
ing for murder, inmating thus that he should re-
spect Its opinion Mr.. Hadley introduced bill exempt
ing women from capital punishment The announcement
that Mrs. Drses respite would expire on February 70
led the Judiciary Committee to act on the measure ana
by a vote Of to 1t decided to report the Dill au
yersely This was done Wednesday, ana
to-day the Assembly considered tho report
Charles D. Baker who signed the minority report FAVOR
ing the BILL started the debate with eloquent speech
Of aboshing capital punishment altogether he
said that he had charged with sentmentaty but
was sentiment In tho hearts Of urymen that saved most
women and who had committed murder from Doing
hanged for their crimes He did not Know
that any woman had ever boon han9eo
in Ncw.York State; he hoped no one ever would Do
Tho dstn rushed OF modern times now favor the
abolition Of the death penalty Then Mr. Baker said I'M
One OF the most earnest and commemorate 'nn3s ma
wonderful NE that Left deeper s 81 tSs
as 'ssSs. .2s s.Ss ana
from the time he first held pen until death sealed ms
P sS ss psHs
State of New York He placed upon the DroSa sr0uhS
T nssssn every lsSSs i ssd sy
testimony The death ,!I :nss oa aas
saIony and the result has boon that there are
murders Especially should women bs exempted from rom
arc criminals. There fye mon 70 one woman IN inc
prisons Of England Surely the time lime, mas the s eH
pertinent Of abolshng capital punishment ior womom
think the moral sentiment OF the State VIII sustain u'
In such law.
Frederick W. Krusc said:
MI Baker gives chief for passing this bill ING
difficulty of convicng women OF murder very mhs am
exceptional woman the woman nth sIcsptonaT
ths, Mr. Bsler describes They IN
B s %Sns n
the community hangs In NY opinion the penalty 'nouu 10
retained. .
Fremont Cole thought that the passage Of the bill would
be long stride toward higher civilization" Mr. Ar
mold believed that II hanged for murder women
should be- II was just Mr. Mcintyre, OF New-iorK also
opposed the bill, saying that no woman was ever con-
yicted murder except for remarkably heinous crime
General ~ NJ Curtis offered resolution at this point
in,tructng tho Judiciary Committee to report bill abo
,shinc capital punishment both for and men, Inc
Assembly voted down the resolution by large majority
Mr. McEvoy. OF Herkmer County. said:
Mrs Druse lives IN my county but what have 70 say
said with no reference The passage Of this PIN
would remove o. the strongest deterrents 10 MURDER
surely murder Sg be pIsSesa Is we
the death penalty for will Immediately nave 10
aosh n FOR men willing 10 do that Is TINS INC
tns 10 emit death penalty when murders ao ncreas
in do Tor ~ YOU 10 you
one OF the strongest safeguards OF society,
Mr. Erwin said that should have the same rights
as men 4; both for punishment and reward vote was
then taken on the Till and It's killed-2ot TO ~